A movie made for the big screen

Rating: 7/10 (25 July 2013)

Before I throw my opinion, I just want to say that I was excited for this movie. I'm a huge fan of the anime series Gundam Wing & Big O, so the robots versus aliens had me hooked. I really did enjoy this movie.
I think people didn't give the story aspect enough credit. I thought the setup in the beginning set the stage for the story, and the main plot, though predictable at points, kept the movie from being more than just a CGI fight fest. Charlie Hunnam did a good job as the lead, but I thought Idris Elba & Rinko Kikucho did fantastic. Charlie Day & Burn Gorman, as scientist working with the main cast, did a good job with the comic relief and Ron Perlman was still good as his role as a black market merchant. Major kudos to child actress Mana Ashida, who played a younger version of Rinko Kikucho's character in a flashback sequence, as she was amazing.
The real treat was the action packed battles with the robots (called Jaegers) and the monsters (called Kaijus). This was the kind of movie that needed to be experienced on the big screen and it didn't disappoint. Could I recommend this to anyone....probably not. But if you are a fan of Godzilla type monster movies or mobile suit anime shows mentioned above, I think you will enjoy this movie.